Londonist Staff
In Pictures: Parts Of London Lost To History
There's no denying that London's in a constant state of change. Buildings are always coming and going. Some of these buildings no longer exist, others can still be seen, but have been repurposed.
Chimney stack, Renforth Hydraulic Power Station, Rotherhithe Source Ben Pedroche Decaying lock at Waltham Abbey Source Londonslostrivers Euston Station Source Thebeautyoftransport The Mappin & Webb building at Bank, taken in 1993 Source Wikipedia Derelict lock gate at Gunpowder Mills in Waltham Abbey Source Londonslostrivers Carlton Hotel, Haymarket Source Historicengland St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics, Spitalfields in the 19th century Source Spitalfieldslife Rolls Chapel, Chancery Lane Source Magnoliabox Coal Exchange, opposite Old Billingsgate Market Source Snipview Battersea Park, 1951 Source Tim Dunn Cast iron aqueduct across River Lea at Waltham Abbey disused gunpowder mills Source Londonslostrivers Wapping Hydraulic Power Station, Wapping Source Ben Pedroche Hammersmith Palais, London closed 2007. Source Gigwise Olde Wapping, Olde Prospect of Whitby Source Erkembode The original Kensington Canal bridge at West Brompton Station station Source Londonslostrivers Strand station Source Adventuresofboz Disused coal jetty, Woolwich Power Station Source Ben Pedroche The Oxford Arms, Warwick Lane, 1875, with St Paul's in the background Source Typepad Acton Lane Power Station, Willesden Junction Source Ben Pedroche The Mean Fiddler, London closed 2009. Source Gigwise Great Easter Electric Light generating station, Liverpool Street Source Ben Pedroche Tram emerging from the Kingsway Tunnel Source Old London Queen Square, Bloomsbury, 1883 Source Museumoflondonprints The Battersea Big Dipper Source Londonist Wembley, 1923 Source Old London 23 Great Winchester Street Source Wikimedia Dorchester House, Park Lane, Mayfair Source Historicengland Crystal Palace fans at their original ground 'The Nest' Source Old London The Astoria, London closed 2009. Source Gigwise The Luminaire, Kilburn closed 2010. Source Gigwise Remaining coal jetty at demolished Deptford Power Station Source Ben Pedroche Abbey Mills Pumping Station, Stratford Source Ben Pedroche The stunning art deco Odeon Woolwich Source Christopherfowler Great Wheel, Earl's Court, demolished in 1907 Source Wikipedia The Alhambra, Leicester Square, started life in 1854. The theatre was demolished in 1936 to make way for the Odeon Leicester Square. Source Londonist Site of the original St James Theatre Source Londonist
Last Updated 29 March 2017